The mission of the Chicago Biomedical Consortium is to stimulate collaboration among scientists at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Chicago that will transform research at the frontiers of biomedicine.

Science spotlight

Synthetic Antibodies help Solve Nuclear Pore Complex Structure

Congratulations to the CBC Lever Team member Tony Kossiakoff (UChicago) on his recent publication in the February 2015 issue of Science, “Architecture of the nuclear pore complex coat.” Kossiakoff, together with Geoffrey Greene (UChicago), Brian Kay (UIC) and Jason Brickner (NU) are recipients of the 2012 CBC Lever Award which, together with the NIH grant, titled “Recombinant Antibody Network (RAN),” contributed to the establishment of the Center for Production of Affinity Reagents for Human Transcription Factors: Chicago Synthetic Antibody Pipeline (CSAP).(more info)

NEWS

CBC Announces 2014 Fall Round Catalyst Awards

March 2, 2015
The CBC is pleased to announce that six Catalyst Awards were made in 2014 Fall application round.(more info)

2015 CBC Scholars Luncheon

March 2, 2015
The annual CBC Scholars luncheon was held on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Francesca’s on Chestnut. Current CBC Scholars and the CBC Scientific Directors and staff attended the event. Over lunch the Scholars discussed the program’s influence on their academic careers.(more info)

CIMposium: The Art of FDA Interactions

February 10, 2015
The second in the series of four Chicago Innovation Mentors (CIM) CIMposia planned for 2014-2015 was held at the Lurie Medical Research Center at Northwestern University on February 5, 2015. This series is focused on regulatory issues related to getting health care products approved by FDA. (more info)

Fall 2014 Postdoctoral Research Awards announced

January 13, 2015
The CBC is pleased to announce that 16 Postdoctoral Research Awards were made in 2014 Fall application round. The awarded projects will be conducted in the core facilities located at the three CBC universities. (more info)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CBC invites new Catalyst Award Applications

The CBC’s Catalyst Award program offers funding of up to $200K for one- or two-year new inter-institutional collaborative research projects. Spring 2015 Round online submission is now open. Proposal submission deadline is 5pm, Wednesday, March 4, 2015.(Catalyst RFA; rev. 09/04/14)

opportunities

Calling all Healthcare Technology Innovators, Pioneers and Disruptors

MATTER, the soon-to-open healthcare technology innovation hub is now accepting applications for its first members to join the community in early 2015. Collaborate, Connect And Create new products that impact patient lives. Learn more at http://www.matterchicago.com today.

Chicago Synthetic Antibody Pipeline open for business

Supported by a CBC Lever Award, the Chicago Synthetic Antibody Pipeline (CSAP) is now open to the CBC community. CSAP is a high throughput pipeline designed to produce the next generation of affinity reagents: customized synthetic antibodies (sABs). CBC researchers can nominate protein antigens as targets for sAB generation using existing technology and/or apply for Pilot Projects that will focus on developing ways to extend the applications of the sAB technology.(more info)